UPDATE: Driver flees scene after East Croydon collision leaves pedestrian in...
Police are hunting the driver of a car which collided with a man in East Croydon today, leaving him in a critical condition in hospital. The driver of the car fled the scene on foot after the incident...
View ArticlePedestrian hit by car in Bisenden Road, East Croydon, in stable condition as...
A PEDESTRIAN hit by a car in East Croydon yesterday is in a stable condition but police are still looking for the driver who fled the scene. A man, thought to be in his mid-twenties, was taken to...
View ArticleCrystal Palace co-chairman happy with festive fixture schedule
CRYSTAL Palace co-chairman Steve Browett is looking forward to a first Boxing Day fixture at home, since being part of the club takeover in 2010. Palace have been on their travels for the festive...
View ArticleBoris Johnson gives Cane Hill plan the green light
THE Mayor of London has approved the plans to redevelop Cane Hill. Boris Johnson's office on Wednesday supported Croydon Council's decision to allow developers Barratt Homes and Ward Homes to build 675...
View ArticleFour new Croydon free schools approved by Education Secretary Michael Gove
A NEW primary school conceived by Crystal Palace parents is one of four new free schools in Croydon approved by the Government yesterday. The Crystal Palace Primary School is set to open in September...
View ArticleTeenager, 18, arrested on suspicion of violent disorder at illegal rave in...
A TEENAGER has been arrested on suspicion of being involved in violent disorder at the illegal rave in East Croydon. The 18-year-old handed himself in to a south London police station today (Thursday)...
View ArticleMum of Croydon rave death teenager Daniel Spargo-Mabbs: 'Another child has...
THE mother of a schoolboy who died after taking ecstasy at an illegal rave has called for the police to do more to stop the events following the death of another teenager who collapsed at an unlicensed...
View ArticleCroydon man jailed for 10 years after jury finds him guilty of park rape
A Croydon man has been jailed for ten years after jurors found him guilty of raping a woman in a Surrey park last year. Colin Ford, 58, had pleaded not guilty to raping the woman, who is in her 20s, in...
View Article"We'd only move for Zaha if it was right"
PALACE will be interested in bringing Wilfried Zaha home this summer on a permanent deal – if Manchester United decide to sell the winger. That's the view of co-chairman Steve Parish, who has admitted...
View ArticleCrystal Palace unveil first summer signing
Crystal Palace have made their first signing of the summer, Scotland under-21 goalkeeper Chris Kettings on a free transfer. The 21-year-old shot-stopper has put pen to paper on a two year deal...
View ArticleLillian's Law fundraising ball raises thousands for bereavement services
THE family behind the Advertiser's drug-driving campaign Lillian's Law have raised thousands of pounds to support bereavement services through an event in the schoolgirl's memory.The Lillian's Law...
View ArticleMan recovering in hospital after Croydon rave tells police he collapsed after...
A MAN recovering in hospital after falling ill during the illegal rave in East Croydon has told police he collapsed because of something he drank. The Advertiser reported earlier this week that...
View ArticleMan avoids fine after drug charge following East Croydon rave
TWO men have appeared in court as the first people charged in connection with the illegal rave in East Croydon. Kamil Kurek, 25, of London Road, Norbury, appeared before magistrates on Monday and...
View ArticleRoyal Mail tried to evict squatters in former Croydon delivery office before...
ROYAL Mail tried to evict squatters who occupied its former delivery office in East Croydon in the week before last Saturday's illegal rave. Royal Mail informed the police when squatters took over the...
View Article'A lawless land': Inside the illegal Croydon rave
RIO Andrew collapsed and later died after drinking from a bottle of beer that is believed to have contained the party drug ketamine. But how did the 15-year-old from Notting Hill – and hundreds of...
View ArticlePlans for second tram line in Croydon town centre
A SECOND tram line could be created in the town centre as part of authorities' efforts to boost public transport capacity ahead before major town centre redevelopment. Getting more travellers out of...
View ArticleStephen Browett: It was sad to see KG leave Crystal Palace
STEPHEN BROWETT has described Kagisho Dikgacoi as a great servant to Crystal Palace, after he left the club to join Cardiff City last week. The South African international has joined the Championship...
View ArticleCroydon hospital says sorry to mum after maternity ward cockroach discovery
CROYDON University Hospital has apologised to a new mum who spotted cockroaches on a baby ward. Pest control experts were brought into the London Road hospital last week after Danielle Campbell spotted...
View ArticleCroydon Village Outlet 'still looking for a buyer'
CROYDON Village Outlet (CVO) is still looking for a buyer, the Advertiser understands.Its parent company Metro Outlet Croydon Ltd has been run by administrators from UHY Hacker Young LLP since...
View ArticleSmall businesses get town centre boost in the form of Croydon Emporium
TEN small businesses have been given their first foot up in Croydon town centre this week. They form part of Croydon Emporium, a pop-up business centre backed by Croydon Council and opened in two...
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